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Bummed ... annoyed ... venting
One of my college roommates/ best friends is also currently pregnant. She is due the first week in June. It has been wonderful going through the whole process with her.
I am REALLY annoyed with the people who through her shower though and in turn some unknown person who went to her shower. Her shower was this past Saturday (May 1st) but I didn't find out about it until last Monday when my friend asked if I had gotten my invite yet. I hadn't recieved it yet. (Apparently they got stuck in the mail ... didn't actually get it until Thursday night with the shower in TX ... 2 days notice was NOT enough time to hop on a plane!!!)
So Monday night (before I even got the invite) I immeadiately went online to check out the registry and purchase something so it could arrive for the shower. NOTHING had been purchased yet on the entire registry. I ordered something and went about my day. I was just looking at her pics from the shower and she got the same gift that I bought her. I went on to the registry and it now says that 2 of that item were bought. Someone went an bought an already pruchased item off the registry!!!! Grrr!!! And my gift hasn't arrived yet. I already feel like a crappy friend because I couldn't get there for it and now I feel even worse because I look like the fool who bought her something she already has and I know my gift will get exchanged. I know there isn't anything I can do. I know she'll understand. I'm still frustrated and a lil angry. 
Re: Bummed ... annoyed ... venting
Awww, Kiwi I'm sorry things didn't go well. I know how it is missing out on something important with a close friend like that.
She'll certainly understand, but maybe there's a way you can "make it up" to her, like send her something special- which will probably do more to make YOU feel better than anything, haha.
It sucks that the girls who threw her shower (and apparently one of her guests) were so disorganized about it. Did anyone else have any "mishaps" with the shower like you did?
Oh the shower was crazy .... apparently the only people that got invites on time were her coworkers who got them hand delivered. Her mom, MIL, SIL, and best friends didn't get the invites until Wed or Thurs.
There were also a few other items on the registry that showed up as "recieved 2". Oops ...
When the baby arrives we have another gift to send. I have some clothes and DH & I make wooden baby name mobiles for all our friends but that always comes after the baby does (so we can make sure no one changes the name they chose).
Oh man that really sucks Kiwi! I hate when people are so disorganized like that. One piece of (unsolicited) advice I have is if you do tell her you couldn't make it because you didn't get the invite until late, make sure you do it right. After my bridal shower I had someone say that to me and with an attitude like it was my fault. I was so upset, it's not like I had anything to do with when they went out! Plus then I was upset with my bridesmaids. So just be sure you don't make her feel that way (not that I think you would! but sometimes that comes across unintentionally).